Solar Mythology and the Jesus Story

A Primer on Astrotheology

In ancient times people were very familiar with the Sun and the stars. At night they had
nothing better to do than gaze up at the stars. They saw how the stars move across the
sky during the night, and how different constellations are visible at different times of
the year.

They made up stories which were allegories based on what they saw. Later on,
these stories took on a life of their own, as the stories were passed down from
generation to generation but the knowledge of what the stories represented was lost.
People started believing the stories were real and actual history of events that actually
really happened in the past, when originally the stories were nothing more than
allegories for what people saw happening in the stars.

The ancients looked to the sky to determine what time of year it was. It was important to
know what time of year it was. You needed to know when it was time to plant crops and
when it was time to harvest the crops. As the year passed the Sun appears to make a
journey through the constellations of the Zodiac. The entire story of Jesus’
ministry is an allegory for this journey.

“The name of Bishops, retained to this day,—the Episcopacy,
the Diocese, the See, are all derived from that function of
seeing, or looking out, to observe the phenomena of the visible
heavens, which was their appointed duty.”1.

According to the current theory, humans were first hunter/gatherers, then they
organized and became farmers—and this is where religion comes in. In order to farm
you need to be aware of the seasons of the year; you need to be able to communicate to
others your ideas; and you need to be able to pass down to the next generation the
knowledge you've accumulated—hence “The Book”. You also have to
have faith that this farming technique will work and you will be rewarded for your
efforts with a bountiful harvest in the future.

If this theory is correct then ancient Religion was archaic science
and modern science is our new religion.

It's not surprising in our present culture of digital watches and wall calendars that
we've lost the original astronomical meaning of these Bible stories. Today most people
never look at the stars or pay any attention to the position of the sun in the sky.

The following is the result of my intensive investigation into the Bible, its contents,
origin, history, and everything that modern day biblical scholars know. Surprisingly,
the link between Solar Mythology and the Bible was known over two centuries ago.
(See History of Research into Solar Mythology and the Bible.)

1. It's inconceivable that during the alleged time of Jesus no one
bothered to write down anything about this most extraordinary
person, yet the extensive historical record of that time makes no
mention of Jesus.

2. The motif of a crucified savior God who dies and is resurrected
already existed in many other religions prior to the alleged time
of Jesus. The parallels between Jesus and these other preexisting
religious saviors were so strong that early church fathers resorted
to the desperate claim that the Devil had deviously copied the true
story of Jesus before it actually happened in an attempt to mislead
the gullible.

3. Jesus begins his one year ministry by visiting John who baptizes
with water. The Sun begins its yearly journey by visiting Aquarius,
the water bearer. Jesus leaves John, who is put in prison, and
visits Simon and Andrew, two fishermen. The Sun leaves Aquarius,
who goes below the horizon, and visits Pisces, the two fish. The
remarkable parallels continue.

Jesus, who never existed, whose story existed prior to his alleged
time, is a personification of the Sun, which dies in Winter and is
resurrected in Spring, saving us from the evil of cold and
darkness. The story is an allegory misinterpreted as
history.

LESSONS ON SOLAR MYTHOLOGYSolar Mythology as the Origin of the Jesus Story Explained“The Sun shall from the grave arise,
And tread again the summer skies.”The following lessons explain basic concepts of observational astronomy and then
show the striking parallels between the Jesus Story and the Sun's annual passage
through the Zodiac and the changing seasons of the year.

Are we doomed to endure a meaningless existence, with no moral compass to
guide us? Not necessarily.

“God does not need me or the church to defend God. Any God that I have to
defend is a pretty weak God it seems to me, and any God the church needs to
defend. I'm always amazed at religious people who somehow think I have the
power to destroy God. The only power I might possibly have is the power to
raise questions about their limited understanding of God. And if they've
identified their limited understanding of God with all that God is, then it
feels to them as if I'm destabilizing belief in God itself. I don't have that
power. I certainly don't have that ability.”
—Bishop John Shelby Spong
(Bishop Spong Speaks Out: Sept. 11 and Death of God, the Father / the Bishop & the Cosmologist)

A new concept of God is emerging, one more compatible with our current
knowledge of reality. God has moved to a new location. To understand this new
concept of God, read this brief history of God.

There are two distinctly different forms of Christianity. One is doomed because
it conflits with reality. The other has a chance of surviving, because it focuses
on the message, rather than the messenger.

“Death is the most important fact of our lives. It is the axis on which
our humanity turns. It can be our darkest hour, when our hearts break open
and our tears cannot be stopped; and it can also be our most important
teacher, showing us that love is still stronger than grief. The sharpness of
the pain of loss will fade over time. But the tenderness of our love for one
another never leaves us, always in our heart.”
—Rev. Julia Hamilton

“The need to share our painful experiences is a fundamental part of our
humanity. If you look at our religious texts, at the threads that have
survived thousands of years, shared experiences of despair are woven
throughout. One of the most fundamental questions that religions seek to
address is why we suffer, and what we can do about it. Although we may feel
alone in our dark moments, these texts can be a source of comfort and power
for people because they remind us that whatever we are going through, human
beings have been wrestling with despair for as long as we have been around.”
—Rev. Julia Hamilton, sermon August 25, 2013, Misery Loves Company (given 3 days after she officiated my wife’s funeral)

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